EUGENE, Oregon–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2014 — Research led by a University of Oregon doctoral student in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains has uncovered geologic evidence that supports historical narratives for two earthquakes in the 68 years prior to San Francisco’s devastating 1906 disaster. The evidence places the two earthquakes, in 1838 and[Read More…]
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NIH Study Seeks to Improve Asthma Therapy for African-Americans
Multicenter trial will assess different drug regimens and explore genetics of treatment response Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. Researchers will enroll around 500 African-American children and adults who have asthma in a multi-center clinical trial to assess how they react to therapies and to explore the role of genetics in determining[Read More…]
Theatre School at DePaul University Attains LEED Gold Status
The Theatre School building on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus earned a LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. (Photo by Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2014. The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded DePaul University’s new Theatre School building the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold designation.[Read More…]
Idaho Intent on Killing Wolves in the Wilderness
New plan aims to reduce population by 60% to please elk hunters Pocatello, ID–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. In an effort to inflate elk populations for commercial outfitters and hunters, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) hopes to kill 60 percent of the wolves in the Middle Fork area of[Read More…]
Arkansas C & H Water Monitoring Study Used Taxpayer Money to Test Wrong Fields for Hog Waste Contamination
Coalition calls on state to fully reopen C & H’s permitting process; Local citizens ask University of Arkansas to cease unauthorized testing on their land Mt. Judea, AR–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. On Wednesday, a coalition of public interest groups sent a letter to Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Director Teresa[Read More…]
A Good Year to Find a Comet
Comet P/2014 C1 seen from Argentina EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 February 2014. A team of European astronomers has found a previously unknown comet, detected as a tiny blob of light orbiting our Sun deep in the Solar System. Europe’s Teide Observatory Tenerife Asteroid Survey team has been credited with discovering comet P/2014 C1,[Read More…]
Prehistoric Cave Pigment to Shield ESA’s Solar Probe
Solar Orbiter EU–(ENEWSPF)–13 February 2014. A pigment once daubed onto prehistoric cave paintings is set to protect ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission from the Sun’s close-up glare. Burnt bone charcoal will be applied to the spacecraft’s titanium heatshield using a novel technique. Solar Orbiter, due for launch in 2017, will carry[Read More…]
Audubon Chicago Region Welcomes Dynamic New Leadership
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. National Audubon Society yesterday announced the appointment of Rebeccah Sanders as Executive Director of Audubon Chicago Region. Her leadership will complement Audubon’s focus on diverse communities and advance the mission to conserve and restore natural ecosystems, focusing on birds and other wildlife, and their habitats. Sanders[Read More…]
Study Elevates Need for Testing of ‘Inert’ Ingredients in Pesticide Products
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. French scientists from the University of Caen have revealed one more layer of the myth behind so-called “inert” ingredients in pesticides, concluding that pesticide risk assessments that focus exclusively on active ingredients substantially underestimate the potential hazards of the product as a whole. The findings in[Read More…]
Energy Secretary Moniz Dedicates World’s Largest Concentrating Solar Power Project
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will participate today in the opening of the Ivanpah Solar Energy Generating System, the world’s largest concentrating solar power (CSP) plant. As President Obama highlighted in his State of the Union address, the U.S. is becoming a global leader in solar energy[Read More…]
